How to Roast Bell Peppers Roasted bell peppers are a delicious addition to sandwiches, burgers, and pastas. The roasting process brings out the natural sweetness of the peppers and adds a richness of flavor to your dish. You can buy jars of roasted peppers in the grocery store, but it’s easy (and fun!) to roast [...]
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Roasted Bell Peppers
Posted in How To, tagged bell peppers, how to on June 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Pan-Grilled Veggie Sandwiches with Spinach, Balsamic, and Ricotta
Posted in Easy Weeknight Meals, How To, Main Dish, Sandwiches, tagged balsamic, grilled vegetables, ricotta, roasted red peppers, sandwich, spinach on April 18, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Pan-Grilled Veggie Sandwiches with Spinach, Balsamic, and Ricotta I am always amazed at how delicious vegetables become when you grill them, even if you grill them indoors on a grill pan. Grilled vegetables are the star of this sandwich, seasoned simply with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic. I substituted spinach for the arugula called [...]
Flaky Pie Crust
Posted in Desserts, How To, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged how to, pie, pie crust on November 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Flaky Pie Crust The secret to a flaky pie crust? Keeping the ingredients really cold, and working in the butter just enough so that there are still visible pieces of butter in the dough. When you use really cold butter and ice cold water in the dough, it keeps the butter from “melting” into the [...]
Cherry Pie
Posted in Desserts, How To, Pies, Tarts, Crisps, and Crumbles, tagged cherries, dessert, pie on May 31, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Cherry Pie My family and I went to pick cherries at a local orchard this past weekend, and they are absolutely delicious. I used some of them to make this cherry pie, and I have to say I think it may be the best cherry pie I have ever had. I know that the freshly [...]
